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We regularly update this page with news, upcoming fundraising events and celebrations.

We will have a stand at this year’s Garden Full of Cultural Delights. This FREE annual festival takes place in Burton St Leonards Garden (TN38 0BA) on Sunday the 12th August between 1pm and 5pm. For more information please visit their WEBSITE.

The very brilliant Archway Choir are hosting a Fundraising choir concert in Eastbourne, in aid of the Association of Carers on Saturday the 1st September. They will be performing a range of classics and more recent popular numbers for your entertainment, so we do hope you’d like

We’re in the customer vote to be awarded a ‘Bags of Help’ grant from Tesco and Groundwork UK for up to £4000! Each time you shop you will be offered a blue token which you can use to vote for your favourite project. The public voting takes

Well, what a lovely busy Carers Week we had! Collections, pamper days (a real chore 😂), bunting-making, open gardens and more! Speaking of open gardens, we had absolutely delightful weather for the afternoon at Driftwood, in Seaford, on 16th June. Nearly 50 guests visited the garden, and

The BBC Sussex Big Bus Tour came to Hastings, last week. Julie, our volunteer manager, plus one of our volunteers, went to talk to them about Carers Week and what it’s like to volunteer for the Association of Carers. It was fantastic to hear them on the airwaves,

To mark Volunteers Week, we hosted a series of special lunches to celebrate our amazing volunteers and all they do in support of unpaid carers throughout East Sussex. As part of the lunches we presented certificates to a number volunteers in recognition of long voluntary service, including

The Association of Carers has signed up to take part in the Eastbourne Local Lottery! Tickets only cost £1 per week, and 50% of proceeds from all tickets sold via our page go to us, to help us continue to provide free support to unpaid carers in East

Julie, from the Association of Carers, will be attending the Dementia Cafe at Chapel on the Hill in Sedlescombe, this week, as part of Dementia Action Week. The cafe is hosting a sing a long, with a pianist, refreshments and sandwiches. The chapel is a dementia friendly church,

We are delighted to confirm the details for our FREE volunteer lunch celebrations! The lunches are an opportunity for us to say a big THANK YOU to our amazing volunteers for all their efforts to support unpaid carers in East Sussex. The dates, venues and times for the

Uckfield FM Interview Jane, our new Events and Marketing Coordinator, was interviewed on Uckfield FM yesterday. Jane chatted to Jon Royle about our search for volunteers in Uckfield, as well as the issues that commonly affect unpaid carers. Thanks to Jon and the team for inviting us